The significance of folklore works for the social development of younger adolescents in the activities of a social pedagogue

The article examines the importance of folklore works for the social development of younger adolescents in the activities of a social teacher. The relevance of the research is due to various social changes that have a direct positive or negative impact on the development of a personality. The most significant period of social development is adolescence, which is sensitive to expanding social space and increasing the number of social contacts of a teenager. In this connection, it is necessary to search for technologies with high pedagogical potential, which have enormous educational, cognitive, social, aesthetic, and developmental significance in the education and upbringing of young adolescents, which have a direct or indirect impact on their social development. The purpose of the research was to study the pedagogical possibilities of folklore works in the social development of younger adolescents in the activities of a social teacher. The author has analyzed the scientific literature on the investigated problem, which became the basis for the methodology of the research. Using theoretical research methods (analytical methods (analysis and synthesis), the method of generalization and structuring of scientific material), the high significance of the use of folklore works in the social development of young adolescents and its high pedagogical potential in the activities of a social teacher have been proven. It has been proved that pedagogical functions of folklore works can be realized, which significantly increases the social competencies of adolescents.

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